Fung Focuses on Raimondo, Beats Morgan Handily UPDATED
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Cranston Mayor Allan Fung will take on Governor Gina Raimondo in a rematch of the 2014 campaign.
With 90 percent reporting, Fung garnered 56.3 percent of the primary vote, House Minority Leader Patricia Morgan 40.3 percent and Giovanni Feroce just 3.4 percent.
The Republican Governors Association congratulated Fung on the big win.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST“With a strong record of promoting fiscal responsibility, government reform, and common sense solutions, Allan Fung is the best candidate to spur job growth, restore the public’s trust, and lead Rhode Island forward,” said RGA Chairman Governor Bill Haslam. “As Governor, Allan will fight for lower taxes, expanded opportunity, and clean up the mess on Smith Hill after four years of mismanagement under Democrat control. The Republican Governors Association is proud to support Allan Fung’s campaign to be the next governor of Rhode Island.”
And the Democrats came firing at Fung. Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Elisabeth Pearson released the following statement on Allan Fung’s nomination in Rhode Island:
“Allan Fung is a failed candidate with a disastrous record of failures, scandal and embracing Donald Trump’s agenda. Rhode Islanders have already rejected Fung when he ran for governor in 2014, and he’s only become a more damaged candidate since then.
"Rhode Island voters want a leader who will stand up to the dangerous Trump agenda, not one who’ll bring Trump’s disastrous policies into the Ocean State. The Fung-Trump agenda would rip away health care from Rhode Islanders, restrict women’s reproductive rights, and allow guns in the hands of violent criminals.
"While Allan Fung refused to stand up to the Trump agenda, he failed the people of Cranston, underfunding the city’s schools while raising taxes. With several scandals on top of his mismanagement in Cranston, Fung is a deeply flawed candidate facing a steep uphill battle this general election.”
This story was first published 9/12/18 8:36 PM
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